| Full name | Fatafehi F. Fineanganofo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2002-08-31)31 August 2002 (age 23) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fehi Fineanganofo (born 31 August 2002) is a New Zealand professionalrugby union player, who currently plays as awing forBay of Plenty in New Zealand's domesticNational Provincial Championship competition and theHurricanes inSuper Rugby. He has also played for theNew Zealand national sevens team.[1]
As a youngster, Fineanganofoa initially playedrugby league. It was only when he attendedAuckland Grammar School that he started playingrugby union.[2]
Fineanganofo plays forBay of Plenty in theNational Provincial Championship. He was named in the Steamers' squad for the first time in2023.[3]
In November 2024, he signed a two-year contract with theHurricanes ahead of the2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.[4]
In 2020, Fineanganofo was invited to attend a Barbarians Under 18 Development Camp, at the end of which he was named in theNew Zealand Secondary Schools team. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, this was only a paper team and it didn't play any games.[5][6]
Fineanganofo made his debut for theNew Zealand national sevens team inLos Angeles in 2023.[7] He signed a full time contract with the team for the 2024 season.[8][9] Described as New Zealand's "breakthrough star" of 2024,[10] he played as New Zealand won theSingapore leg of the2023–24 SVNS in May 2024.[11]
He was selected for the2024 Paris Olympics.[12][13]
